Improvement in mode of manufacturing tin cans, caddies



J. W. MILLET. MODE of MANUFACTURING TIN GANS, CANDLES, Aw.

N0."42, 624. Patented May, 1.864.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. MiLLET, oF EATCHEL'LEEVILLE, NEW YoEK, AssIGNoE To HIM` SELF, ISAAC NOYES, JR.,

AND THos. ci EANNING.

IMPROVEMENT IN vMODE 0F MANUFACTURING TIN CANS, ICADDIESfLc.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.42 ,624, dated. May 3, 1964.

To all whom it may concern: Y Be itknown that I, J. W. MILLET, of Batchellerville, county of Sarat.oga,and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved 4Mode of Manufacturing Boxes and Caddies; 'and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specication, in which- Figure 1 is a central section of a box as manufactured by me. y

I will now describe the manner in which v boxes and Caddies are made.

Eirst, the tin or other metal plate is out into the requiredsirips and passed below the rollers `of a,- colng, crimping, and beading apparatus,

and shaped as shown; secondly, the head or bottom is placed within the coil of the rim in `its proper place against the lap a of the rim; thirdly, the head and rim now united are next passed upon a form -to correspond with the inside of the box or can and gripped by suitable jaws or their equivalent, fourthly, and lastly, the rim is now soldered or otherwise fastened.

What I claiin as my invention, and desire 

